On 10 Mar 2006 10:27:09 -0600, Dave wrote:

Nope. Just somebody who thinks buying or selling a boat should be a matter
of spelling out what each party expects in advance

The problem is that it is just about impossible to anticipate every
single issue that may pop up in the survey, or the reaction of the
seller. That's why I consider it vitally important to have an escape
clause, and it doesn't really matter if we are talking boats, houses,
cars or something else.